Members DLDude Posted March 20, 2007 Members Share Posted March 20, 2007 I'm looking to upgrade some pickups on an Epi Les Paul standard. Now, I dont know anything about humbuckers (as i'm a single coil guy), but what are some good pickups. I'm just looking for decent pickups to replace the rather lack-luster standard pups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesboy Posted March 20, 2007 Members Share Posted March 20, 2007 what kind of sounds are you looking to get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarMate Posted March 20, 2007 Members Share Posted March 20, 2007 that all depends on what kind of sound your trying to get. Try www.Seymourduncan.com they have a test you can take to find the right pickup for you. they are by far the superior Pickup comapany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DLDude Posted March 20, 2007 Author Members Share Posted March 20, 2007 North Miss Allstars, other jammish bands. A little grittier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members joecool1963 Posted March 20, 2007 Members Share Posted March 20, 2007 Guitarfetish.com.. FAT PAFs... killer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pied Posted March 20, 2007 Members Share Posted March 20, 2007 I love the BB Pros in my Gibby - and I might put em' in my Epi Plaintop. Bright and articulate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted March 20, 2007 Members Share Posted March 20, 2007 North Miss Allstars, other jammish bands. A little grittier. Dimarzio Super Distortion in the bridge and a PAF pro for the neck. BTW....You may need an F-spaced (DiMarzio) size pup or Trembucker size (Duncan) for the bridge slot so that the pup poles line up with the string spacing. The neck pup size is regular. I found that out when getting a new pups for my 06 Explorer. Gibson changed the dimensions of their bridges around 1990 or so. I don't know if that includes Epiphone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted March 20, 2007 Members Share Posted March 20, 2007 I love the BB Pros in my Gibby - and I might put em' in my Epi Plaintop. Bright and articulate. I recomended DiMarzio but Gibson pups are cool as well. They have been making some great pups in recent years. You can buy sets off E-bay dirt cheap to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pied Posted March 20, 2007 Members Share Posted March 20, 2007 I love the DiMarzios I put in my RX350 - If I were to put em' in an Epi they'd have to be zebra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GarysBlues Posted March 20, 2007 Members Share Posted March 20, 2007 I agree I love the DiMarzio's I have been playing lately. I also like the BB-Pro's by Gibson. If Coi-Splitting is NOT a issue or price, go with the Gibsons. If you want to spend small bucks and have coil-tap options......PAF-PRO's by DiMarzio. Seymour Duncans are well made pups also...the 59/JB set may be your ticket? It a old standby that many players swear by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cokekolev Posted March 20, 2007 Members Share Posted March 20, 2007 DLDude, just leave the pickups as they are. Epi stock pickups sound great imo. A good amp is more important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Edward Posted March 20, 2007 Members Share Posted March 20, 2007 I'm looking to upgrade some pickups on an Epi Les Paul standard. Now, I dont know anything about humbuckers (as i'm a single coil guy), but what are some good pickups. I'm just looking for decent pickups to replace the rather lack-luster standard pups I know where you're coming from..... I don't know whether it was being primarily a single coil player for so long (still am), but I always found the pups in my Epi a touch on the muddy side - especially if I was using a lot of gain, I always had them wound right to the top of the treble end in order to avoid them turning to mush, which happens with a HB so much faster IME than a sc. I picked up a pair of GFS Dream 180s for mine (on Jay's advice as the closest in their range to providing me with the Steve Jones / Never Mind the Bollocks tone that is what I think of when I think Les Paul) and I'm very happy. If I really wanted to spend the big bucks on pups, I'd probably be looking at Bare Knuckles, but I could never justify the cost of those on a guitar that wouldn't be worth much more than the cost of the pups on the open market - bering in mind also that with a Gibby style, unlike a Strat, it's not just a simple matter of switching back to the original plate or parting out or whatever if I was to go to sell the guitar... For my money, GFS are equally as good as SD and Dimarzio and the likes (YMMV of course), but much, much cheaper. Always a bonus, but especially when it allows you to affordably try out some new pups. I always wish there was an easier way to try out pups - so often it seems you're flying blind when buying new ones. Sure, we can hear samples, but you can't know how any of them will sound in your own guitar until they're wired in there..... seems to me there's much more guesswork involved there than just about any other purchase of guitar related stuff. At least with the GFS stuff, it's not anythingl ike as expensive a "mistake" if you try something out and don't like it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xupernaut Posted March 20, 2007 Members Share Posted March 20, 2007 Dimarzio Super Distortion in the bridge and a PAF pro for the neck.BTW....You may need an F-spaced (DiMarzio) size pup or Trembucker size (Duncan) for the bridge slot so that the pup poles line up with the string spacing. The neck pup size is regular. I found that out when getting a new pups for my 06 Explorer. Gibson changed the dimensions of their bridges around 1990 or so. I don't know if that includes Epiphone. +1 on the PAF/SD combo yes,you definetly want the f-space pickup for the bridge I bought the reg spaced one (used) and the pole pieces on the high strings are way off.It doesn't really seem to effect the sound (that I know of) but if i run across a good deal on an f-spaced one i'll probably hit it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Karma1 Posted March 20, 2007 Members Share Posted March 20, 2007 I used to have an Epi Les Paul Custom that I did a pickup swap on. I installed a set of Gibson 490R/ 498T. However, I was really disappointed in them and I eventually traded the guitar in. A lot of people like that combo, but for my taste, the 490R was too muddy in the neck, and the 498T was too harsh and trebley. But here are some other humbuckers that I use and like a lot: neck: Seymour Duncan Jazz or Seth Lover, DiMarzio Air Norton bridge: Seymour Duncan Custom Custom, DiMarzio Tone Zone, Gibson 500T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitar-fish Posted March 20, 2007 Members Share Posted March 20, 2007 Guitarfetish.com.. FAT PAFs... killer I have a set of the Fat PAFs, they sound really great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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